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Foreign Language Learning In Knowledge Forums: using a knowledge-building forum in an EFL classroom

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    Identifier: imarina:6401097
    Authors:
    Marni ManegreMar Gutiérrez-Colón PlanaMercè Gisbert Cervera
    Abstract:
    This paper presents the first phase of a study conducted to analyze Knowledge Building forums for evidence of second language acquisition. This study is an analysis of the posts within an existing forum in search of evidence of foreign language learning. The analysis found that the collaborative writing project shows evidence that the students passed through the stages of construction of knowledge within their foreign language classroom, however factors, such as confounding variables, inconsistencies in error types, and the small number of posts by the participants made it challenging to determine whether there is evidence of language acquisition for each student. The forum posts show evidence of knowledge acquisition, but further investigation is required to determine whether collaborative writing in knowledge forums is effective for foreign language acquisition.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Marni Manegre; Mar Gutiérrez-Colón Plana; Mercè Gisbert Cervera
    Department: Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
    URV's Author/s: Gisbert Cervera, Maria Mercedes / Gutiérrez-Colon Plana, Maria del Mar
    Abstract: This paper presents the first phase of a study conducted to analyze Knowledge Building forums for evidence of second language acquisition. This study is an analysis of the posts within an existing forum in search of evidence of foreign language learning. The analysis found that the collaborative writing project shows evidence that the students passed through the stages of construction of knowledge within their foreign language classroom, however factors, such as confounding variables, inconsistencies in error types, and the small number of posts by the participants made it challenging to determine whether there is evidence of language acquisition for each student. The forum posts show evidence of knowledge acquisition, but further investigation is required to determine whether collaborative writing in knowledge forums is effective for foreign language acquisition.
    Thematic Areas: Linguistics Filologías Educació
    ISSN: 16952618
    Author's mail: merce.gisbert@urv.cat mar.gutierrezcolon@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-8330-1495 0000-0001-8479-4933
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/eurocall/article/view/11150
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Eurocall Review. 27 (1): 3-13
    APA: Marni Manegre; Mar Gutiérrez-Colón Plana; Mercè Gisbert Cervera (2019). Foreign Language Learning In Knowledge Forums: using a knowledge-building forum in an EFL classroom. Eurocall Review, 27(1), 3-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4995/eurocall.2019.11150
    Article's DOI: https://doi.org/10.4995/eurocall.2019.11150
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2019
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Linguistics
    Filologías
    Educació
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